Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
75.7%
Panama
Lowest
0.3%
Kyrgyz Republic
Median
15.0%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 75.7% in Panama; the lowest is 0.3% in Kyrgyz Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.0%, and the mean is 19.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 233.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 852.8%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 96.5%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 75.7% | 2023 | up 313.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus, Republic of | 51.5% | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 49.5% | 2022 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 41.7% | 2022 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 39.0% | 2022 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 36.1% | 2017 | up 852.8% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 35.8% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 34.6% | 2020 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 21.5% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 21.3% | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 20.0% | 2019 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 12 | Uruguay | 15.9% | 2022 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Moldova, Republic of | 15.0% | 2018 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 15.0% | 2020 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 12.2% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 11.7% | 2017 | up 396.5% | flat |
| 17 | South Africa | 10.1% | 2021 | up 444.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 8.5% | 2021 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 7.7% | 2022 | up 625.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 4.0% | 2021 | up 205.4% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia, Republic of | 2.2% | 2022 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 1.8% | 2019 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 1.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 1.2% | 2019 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 1.1% | 2019 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2019 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.3% | 2020 | down 78.7% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)